**British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

Get your CO to complete the form and authorise using unit stamp or similar. I think it depends on the company you are purchasing from whether you get it deducted or refunded, best asking them.
 
arctine said:
Well I thought the kids coming through now got a CCNA certificate with the opportunity to so 3 other CCNA courses if their role requires it.

They definitely pay Cisco a lot of money if its not a proper qualification :confused:
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arctine said:
I'm pretty sure you can still do CCNA 1 - 4 at flowerdown? Or do they not give you the the full CCNA qualification?
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Ghosteh said:
Ah so pretty much like a JPA record saying you've completed the 'CCNA' course? Completely untransferable to civvy street, except for any experience you get.
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I know the ICT Tech course at flowerdown you don't get any CCNA qualifications. Well from what I remember I got a certificate for one semester or possibly half a semester.

I done all 4 semesters at college before joining the RAF and was completely different to what I done there. Plus for a CCNA you have to do a final cisco qualified exam.

Though I think you can do all 4 semesters at flowerdown, I don't think the RAF put you through the final exam though.
 
Begbie said:
Though I think you can do all 4 semesters at flowerdown, I don't think the RAF put you through the final exam though.
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[devils advocate] That would give you a civvy qualification, potentially allowing you to transfer to a nice job in civvy street asap with the military out of pocket for all your training.[/devils advocate]

But that'd never happen would it :p
 
Disco Boy said:
Does anyone have any comments/ advice for someone considering joining the RAF after a degree as an intelligence/ other support role officer?
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IntO is difficult to enter, I'm unsure if they are even recruiting that role at the moment. If it were to be open I'd put their recruitment target in the single figures, meaning out of hundreds of applicants every year you need to be in the top few %. Once in you will then be struggling for promotion as the branch is extremely competitive. Look forward to years of scrambling over one another to get that elusive recommendation for promotion which probably won't come anyway after the board sits. The junior officers (flight lieutenant and below) get run ragged too. When you're fed up with all that you then find you don't have many transferable skills into civvy street when you want to bang out.

If I were applying I'd probably look at Supply Officer. As dull as it might sound, it isn't. Promotion is much quicker (assuming you're good enough) and the skills are very transferable, particularly if you gain qualifications in POL (Petrols Oils & Lubricants ;) ).
 
Captain Planet said:
IntO is difficult to enter, I'm unsure if they are even recruiting that role at the moment. If it were to be open I'd put their recruitment target in the single figures, meaning out of hundreds of applicants every year you need to be in the top few %. Once in you will then be struggling for promotion as the branch is extremely competitive. Look forward to years of scrambling over one another to get that elusive recommendation for promotion which probably won't come anyway after the board sits. The junior officers (flight lieutenant and below) get run ragged too. When you're fed up with all that you then find you don't have many transferable skills into civvy street when you want to bang out.

If I were applying I'd probably look at Supply Officer. As dull as it might sound, it isn't. Promotion is much quicker (assuming you're good enough) and the skills are very transferable, particularly if you gain qualifications in POL (Petrols Oils & Lubricants ;) ).
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Thanks for that, that's really helpful. I'd like to think that I'd be in the top few percent on entry given that I would be entering with a PhD from Oxford. But what you say about the promotion ladder for intelligence puts me off. Are there not guaranteed promotion schedules like there are if you join the marines as an officer (captain within 5 years IIRC?).

It's interesting what you say about going for supply and then specialising in petrochemicals, my undergrad was chemistry...

The other speciality that appeals to me is ATC, any thoughts on that?

Would I need to decide my own speciality on application, or do test scores define that/ would I get to choose at least some way down the line?
 
Back to the exact same tiny place in the Falklands in July after only returning last February. Deep joy.
 
Zefan said:
Back to the exact same tiny place in the Falklands in July after only returning last February. Deep joy.
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I'm off to Minhad in July, going to be a different temperature extreme. :o

Apparetly I'm a "Class 3 heat risk" according to the PTI's. As I'll be working outside with no Air Conditioning.

They want me to run around the gym for 7 weeks to acclimatise, sounds like a lot of ******** to me.
 
Mad_Jay said:
I'm off to Minhad in July, going to be a different temperature extreme. :o

Apparetly I'm a "Class 3 heat risk" according to the PTI's. As I'll be working outside with no Air Conditioning.

They want me to run around the gym for 7 weeks to acclimatise, sounds like a lot of ******** to me.
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You'll like it, it's like a holiday. Look out for two blonde female movers out there. Not bad looking, thick as **** though :p
 
Captain Planet said:
You'll like it, it's like a holiday. Look out for two blonde female movers out there. Not bad looking, thick as **** though :p
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Haha noted ;)

Can't stand movers, since I've started working on 99 sqn they have quickly become my most hated trade.

They get some of the best postings too. :mad: :p
 
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